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Why is an injection under the skin to a large extent an injection to the lymphatic system?
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∙ 14y ago
an injection under the skin is called a sucutaneous injection.
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What body system includes tonsils spleen and thymus are part of the?
Both spleen and tonsils are examples of large lymphoid masses so the are included in the lymphatic system.
Where do the lymphatic drain to?
Into the large neck veins of the cardiovascular system.
Transports excess fluid from tissues to blood?
The lymphatic system: a network of vessels and nodes which act as a fluid and waste removal system as well as a major part of the immune system through growth and storage of white blood cells. The spleen is the largest lymphatic organ. Large nodes include the adenoids or tonsils.
What system is responsible for transporting essential nutrients throughout the body?
Circulatory system
What vessels supply oxygen and nutrients to the walls of large blood vessels?
The lymphatic system, although the oxygen comes from the blood itself as it passes through the alveoli
What is the lymphatic organ that is large in children but atrophies in adolescence?
Thymus
How do the Skeletal system and the lymphatic system work to protect the body from disease?
The origin of lymph cells basically take place in bone marrow of large bones and these cells are called myloid stem cells
How does endocrine system relate to lymphatic system?
The Lymphatic System relates to the Skeletal System by way of direct inclusion of support cells for circulation through bone marrow. Both of the systems are dedicated to the circulation and production of lymphocytes through the lymph nodes throughout the Lymph System.
What the lymphatic organ that is large in children but atrophies during adolescence?
Thymus
Lymph ducts empty into the circulatory system by draining into the?
Lymphatic vessels drain into the right lymphatic duct. It also drains into the thoracic duct. Lymph moves in response to skeletal muscle contractions.
How do microorganisms eat food?
Phagocytosis which literally means "cell eating" is the process by which cells ingest bacteria and other large foreign particles.
What epithelial modification is particularly abundant in the large intestine?
solitary lymphatic nodules
